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  1. The APL room was great indeed, Alex is one of those genius commercial-but-not-really type of guys(he has to make a living of course but the absurd prices usually come from the distributor chain). Not sure I would use those speakers with a tube amp though… Which brings me to the second part of mocenigo’s post - man, those Purifi SPK16 were shocking! In fact the small speakers were shocking so the bigger ones were a double shock! The new 1ET9040 sure is magnificent, the whole system was just stunning. Kind of made me feel great I have a Makua/Tambaqui, just waiting for the release of the amp and speaker plans(I begged Bruno to release it to the DIY crowd, hope he’ll be so generous). End game system for someone with a brain. IMVHO the stars of the show were the APL DAC which I find at least as good as the top MSB(the biggest disappointment in my life was the darling of the press - the Wadax which could sound more artificial and processed, stunningly lifeless…),the new Thorens HP600 speaker which was just magical even in that silly space and the Purifi stuff. Fink Team Borg Mk2 was the most coherent speaker I heard at the show. And to be very very honest - I can live with an active ATC and an Auralic streamer. Call me whatever you want, those are just alive.
  2. It is not as simple as correcting the FR :( it is quite different if the loss affects the frequencies between 1-3kHz or the highs or the lows, it is very very complicated and seemingly small decrease in certain areas small can affect cognitive abilities and speech understanding. Hearing is the sense that delivers most of the information about the surrounding world and a dead person is considered worse than a blind one. I would suggest a visit to a doctor before you do anything else.
  3. Sorry it took so long. I did much prefer the Farad to the upgraded PSU of the Comet. Just better. Hard to describe without saying things that a very very subjective but if you have both you would choose the Farad. As usual the context of the system is important but for me it was a clear preference. In the past I have chosen less detail for coherency so it is not all about "more details" as we usually assume what "better" is. I am more looking for emotional connection to the music than more details. The Farad had a wide and more importantly deeper stage. All in all the combo is fantastic, it is not on the level of my Resolution cantata 3.0 level but not many things are and the system with the Cantata is almost 4 times more expensive. I could live forever with the Comet/Ion if it was not the damn app to control it.
  4. I own one and I love it, the Hyperdrive was a big improvement for sure. I was tempted to try a linear PSU but it is going to cost a trillion(no bitcoins here) and would be rather bulky so I just enjoy it as it is. Not the most detailed or with widest soundstage but sure one of the few that make me forget about anything. I bought the combo for the small size but it actually sounds so good that I managed to learn how to use the ultra silly app and it is now the most used system of all. A big improvement was the Farad PSU for the Comet. I can't believe this combo does not get the praise it deserves, may be because it is all about the music, not the bling.
  5. Why oh why did you have to say that the III is competition for the Taiko Extreme... I realized that I am like the character of Benicio DelToro' in "Snatch"- just mention gambling/Phasure and his/my head will finish the rest ;)
  6. Hi barrows, What are you using now under the M3? Cerabase? And could you please share your feelings about the Isoacouatics when they arrive?
  7. Time and time again AudiophileStyle is the place to find invaluable info, actually feels like a Xanax against audio nervosa. Could not be more thankful for the article! Thanks so much, it is exactly what I needed!
  8. kravi4ka

    The Quest

    Dali Lama probably does not know about Audiolinux optimisation and the existence or non existence of cable sound signatures Could teach him a few things about A/B/X testing of ideas on life and would require measurements on perception of light and if the taste of mango is actually what it is, some time on audio fora would make him question the definition of patience, at least...
  9. kravi4ka

    The Quest

    Dear Bob, You have not only achieved satisfaction, you have achieved wisdom. This is a passionate hobby, sometimes we are caught speeding trying to get there and I personally feel great respect for the way you share your experience. It is so objective in its way of being subjective that it feels like I myself am doing these changes, that is very rare indeed. Let me say it is truly appreciated,indeed. We talk a lot about the satisfaction level with my friends. One of them has a saying that I like very much:"A system needs to have some mystery in it. If there is no mystery and it is extremely revealing you lose the magic that music brings. And if there is too much mystery you are left wanting. All the cassette players of our childhood, all the primitive vinyl players had that just a bit too much amount of mystery that could be improved upon and gives us the joy of feeling closer when we improve little things here and there. Just not too close, please. And no speeding "
  10. I have told the story of how the MAN301 transformed my Dutch and Dutch 8c, from merely quite good with the RME Adi 2 pro as AES source to shockingly amazing with the AES from the Weiss. I never expected such a profound difference! And now you have made it THE source, thank you very much!
  11. Thanks for the wonderful review! And when I say thank you it is more than that, I am actually also relieved that words now mean something, you can understand what the reviewer is saying and feel what he is feeling, you get the perspective where things fit, it feels like a friend is telling me about the equipment and not the Stereophile "I am good with words but you will not know if the damn thing sounds good or not" type of writing. Audiophilestyle becomes the site that is home to the natural, human reviews of equipment and civilised talk about audio and music, thank you Chris!
  12. Tremendous! Never seen anything like this before, thank you so much! The Hurting come from the times when childhoods were full of music sharing but not with playlist and a new interesting CD was a treasure. Made me feel great, now if someone can say that listening to Future Sound of London's Dead Cities a million times too is OK I will be relieved...
  13. No, I am a good man, I am just infected by the same disease Honestly, these are magnificent headphones. I have since sold the DAVE and the Mscaler I had to replace them with an Resolution audo Cantata 3.0 which is a calls above DAVE/Msc but that required a headphone amp. And it sure took some time for them to open up, the first weeks were a bit,hm, blant... But now after some time they are transparent, fast, full bodied, live, breathing, MUSIC. Just give them some time and good source and amp, they are world class and you price is simply ridiculous... I envy you
  14. I have a pair and I absolutely love them! I went through all HP on the last Munich show and these on the Chord DAVE were the only ones that sounded musically engaging to me and I was there the buy the Focal Utopia...
  15. I have been through that many times, I think I have spent something like 50K in the last three years trying "giant killers" like that one. I went through 47 labs, T+A DAC 8 DSD at DSD512, discrete DSD DACs of all kinds, NOS DACs of all kinds and I am tired of that "what if". It looks like the CD player is using the same Sanyo transport that was the Magic trick in the shigaraki transport, I had 4 of those and I don't want to go back there. NOS DACs come with their own strengths and problems, we don't need that debate again. If you can afford the Cantata then you can buy one and compare it to the CD, let us know what you find if you do. But to sit there and rely on a single post on a forum is a waste of time, just like reading mine. If you have 3-4 people who have changed the Cantata to a Sparkler-nice, buy one, might be indeed good. I sold the DAVE and I am happy with the 3.0.
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